Sanjeev Verma v. State (NCT Of Delhi)

$~60 * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI + W.P.(CRL) 640/2025 & Crl.M.A.5947/2025 SANJEEV VERMA .....Petitioner Through:

Mr. Anwesh Madhukar and Mr.

Pranjal Shekhon, Advocates versus STATE (NCT OF DELHI) .....Respondent Through:

Mr. Amol Sinha, ASC for State with Mr. Kshitiz Garg, Mr. Ashvini Kumar, Mr. Rahul Kochar, Ms. Chavi Lazarus and Ms. Sanskriti Nimbekar, Advocates with SI Sanyam Pandey, PS GK-I

CORAM:

HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE CHANDRA DHARI SINGH

O R D E R

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The instant writ petition under Article 226 read with Article 227 of the Constitution of India read with Section 528 Bhartiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 ("BNSS" hereinafter) [earlier 482 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973] has been filed by the petitioner praying as under: "i. Issue a writ of certiorari and direct Ld. JMFC-04, South East, Saket District Courts to expedite the proceedings in Ct. Cases No. 3774/2024 titled "Sanjeev Verma vs State"; And ii. Direct the Respondent to place the Action Taken Report in connection to the complaint bearing no.

00081670612400019/2024 forthwith; And/or iii. Pass any other or further order which this Hon'ble Court deems it fit in the interest of justice."

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Heard.

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Learned Additional Standing Counsel for the State appearing on The authenticity of the order can be re-verified from Delhi High Court Order Portal by scanning the QR code shown above. The Order is downloaded from the DHC Server on 28/02/2025 at 12:47:58

advance notice submitted that vide the instant petition, the petitioner is seeking a direction to the learned Trial Court to expedite the proceedings in the complaint case filed by him, however, he could approach the learned Trial Court by way of filing an application seeking early hearing of the said case instead of filing the instant petition before this Court. It is further submitted that the instant petition is nothing but a gross misuse of process of law.

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In view of the submissions advanced by the learned ASC for the State, this Court does not find any merit in the instant writ petition. Since the remedy available with the petitioner is to approach the learned Trial Court by moving an application seeking early hearing of the matter, the instant writ petition is dismissed with liberty to the petitioner to move an application before the learned Trial Court seeking early hearing of the matter pending therein and the learned Trial Court may consider the same on merits in accordance with law and decide the same in view of the averments made therein.

CHANDRA DHARI SINGH, J FEBRUARY 24, 2025 Rt/anr Click here to check corrigendum, if any The authenticity of the order can be re-verified from Delhi High Court Order Portal by scanning the QR code shown above. The Order is downloaded from the DHC Server on 28/02/2025 at 12:47:58